Jared Felker enters his third
season with the New Hampshire swimming & diving staff as a
volunteer assistant coach. He brings a wealth of technical
knowledge of the sport to the program and works primarily with the
sprint and stroke groups. The Yarmouth, Maine native brings
extensive experience both as a former swimmer and current head
coach of the Seacoast Swimming Association, which is one of New
England’s premier swim clubs.

As one of Maine’s top
swimmers, Felker graduated from the Mercersburg Academy in
Pennsylvania where he was a seven-time high school All-American. He
went on to compete for the University of Virginia where he was a
four-year varsity swimmer and team captain, earning All-ACC honors.
Felker capped a stellar collegiate career as the 2000 ACC Champion
in the 100 butterfly. He also competed in the 2000 US Olympic
Trials in the 100 butterfly and 50 freestyle.

Upon graduation and earning a BA in
Sociology from Virginia, Felker got his start coaching at St.
Catherine McAuley High School in Portland, Maine and shortly
thereafter was named head coach of the Westbrook Seals Swim Club in
Westbrook, Maine, coaching the squad from 2003-2011.

In the summer of 2010, Felker was
hired as the head coach of the Seacoast Swimming Association in
Dover, N.H. In total, he has produced over 30 sectional qualifiers,
four junior national qualifiers, and one senior national and
Olympic trial qualifier.